Dave Scudamore

He was the first All-state Cross Country runner from Palos Verdes High School in Palos Verdes, CA in 1987.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cifstate.org/sports/state/cross_country/pdf/xc%20results.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-02-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101026225519/http://cifstate.org/sports/state/cross_country/pdf/xc%20results.pdf |archive-date=2010-10-26 |url-status=dead }} Later, he finished in fifth place in the 3200 meters at the 1988 CIF California State Meet.{{Cite web|url=http://lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/stateres.htm|title=California State Meet Results - 1915 to present|website=lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com}}

Dave is a 2 time All-Pac-10 Academic Honoree at Stanford University in 1990 and 1991. He was a 2 time NCAA All-American at 10,000m in 1992 and 1993.

Later he graduated and ran for the Nike Farm team in Palo Alto, CA. He won the Pittsburgh Marathon in 1997,{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/dave-scudamore-wins-pittsburgh-marathon-1259856.html | work=The Independent | location=London | title=Dave Scudamore wins Pittsburgh Marathon | date=1997-05-05 | accessdate=2010-05-01}} and in the 2000 United States Olympic Marathon Trials he finished 6th in a world class field.{{Cite web |url=http://www.raceresultsweekly.com/00usmar.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-02-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101116024039/http://www.raceresultsweekly.com/00usmar.htm |archive-date=2010-11-16 |url-status=dead }} In the 1997 World championship Marathon, he finished 13th overall.{{Cite web |url=http://www.gostanford.com/sports/c-track/internationalscene.html |title=Stanford University's Official Athletic Site - Track & Field |access-date=2010-02-06 |archive-date=2012-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304021614/http://www.gostanford.com/sports/c-track/internationalscene.html |url-status=dead }}

After suffering an injury to his achilles in 1995, normally a career ending injury, he came back after surgery to win the National Marathon Championships two years later. His training of cycles between 120 miles a week and 105 miles a week, never exceeding 25 miles on a long run were considered conservative for a marathoner.{{Cite web|url=https://people.uwec.edu/hartnesg/hartnett/pittmar/PWSCUD.html|title=SCUDFILE|website=people.uwec.edu}} He was named to the Rehab and Sports Medicine Hall of Fame in 2008.{{Cite web |url=http://www.smiweb.org/about/wall.html |title=Sports Medicine Institute - Palo, Alto CA - Wall of Fame |access-date=2010-02-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728032233/http://www.smiweb.org/about/wall.html |archive-date=2011-07-28 |url-status=dead }}

His son Harrison finished 13 at the 2017 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships while a senior at Denver East High School.{{Cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2017/12/10/denver-east-harrison-scudamore-all-american-foot-locker-cross-country-championships/|title=Denver East's Harrison Scudamore earns All-American honors at Foot Locker Cross Country Championships|date=December 10, 2017}} 30 years earlier, David finished 10th{{Cite web|url=https://www.footlockercc.com/history/1987boys.htm|title=Foot Locker Cross Country Championships - 1987 Finals - Boys|website=www.footlockercc.com}} in the same race after finishing 15th the year before.{{Cite web|url=https://co.milesplit.com/articles/228990/harrison-scudamore-13th-at-foot-locker-nationals|title=Harrison Scudamore 13th At Foot Locker Nationals|first=Alan|last=Versaw|website=Colorado Track XC}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.footlockercc.com/history/1986boys.htm|title=Foot Locker Cross Country Championships - 1986 Finals - Boys|website=www.footlockercc.com}}

He is married to American Sociologist Jennifer Reich

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Category:American male marathon runners

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Category:1970 births

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